Vista compatibility

> I am using Squeak on a Vista PC. When I have Squeak open and switch to
> another window, after about 2 minutes, Squeak crashes and brings up the
> Emergency Evaluator.  The information in the evaluator dump doesn’t
> reference any of my code but I realize it still could have been
> something I was running that triggered it.  This happens when I have my
> System browser open and it doesn’t matter whether or not I have any
> morphs displayed in world.  I haven’t tried switching with the System
> browser closed. Has anyone else had this trouble?  The error message at
> the top of the Emergency Evaluator stack is:  “Error: a primitive has
> failed.”

> I am using Squeak on a Vista PC. When I have Squeak open and switch to
> another window, after about 2 minutes, Squeak crashes and brings up the
> Emergency Evaluator.  The information in the evaluator dump doesn't
> reference any of my code but I realize it still could have been
> something I was running that triggered it.  This happens when I have my
> System browser open and it doesn't matter whether or not I have any
> morphs displayed in world.  I haven't tried switching with the System
> browser closed. Has anyone else had this trouble?  The error message at
> the top of the Emergency Evaluator stack is:  "Error: a primitive has
> failed."

>
> Error: Error: a primitive has failed
> 31 October 2009 4:16:10 pm
>
> VM: Win32 - a SmalltalkImage
> Image: Squeak3.10.2 [latest update: #7179]
>
> SecurityManager state:
> Restricted: false
> FileAccess: true
> SocketAccess: true
> Working Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179
> Trusted Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179\Christine
> Untrusted Dir C:\My Squeak\Christine
>
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> Receiver: a BalloonEngine
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aString: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> Receiver's instance variables:
> workBuffer: a BalloonBuffer
> span: a Bitmap of length 2048
> bitBlt: a GrafPort
> forms: #()
> clipRect: 0@1073772165 corner: 30@1010
> destOffset: 0@0
> externals: an OrderedCollection()
> aaLevel: 1
> edgeTransform: nil
> colorTransform: nil
> deferred: false
> postFlushNeeded: nil
>
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx := thisContext.
> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aWorld: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
> err: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> rcvr: a BalloonEngine
> errCtx: PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> errMorph: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
>
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> Receiver: [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |
> errCtx := thisContext.  [errCtx := e...etc...
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> anArray: an Array('Error: a primitive has failed' a
> BalloonEngine)
> Receiver's instance variables:
> sender: BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> pc: 121
> stackp: 0
> nargs: 2
> startpc: 74
> home: WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
>
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> errorHandlerBlock: [] in
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx...etc...
> ex: Error: a primitive has failed
>
>
> --- The full stack ---
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx := thisContext.
> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
>  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal: {[(self tempAt: 2)
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {exception}]}
> BlockContext>>ensure:
> MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal:
> Error(Exception)>>signal
> Error(Exception)>>signal:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>primitiveFailed
> BalloonEngine>>primSetClipRect:
> BalloonEngine>>reset
> BalloonEngine>>resetIfNeeded
> BalloonEngine>>drawRectangle:fill:borderWidth:borderColor:transform:
> BalloonCanvas>>drawRectangle:color:borderWidth:borderColor:
> BalloonCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>balloonFillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:borderStyle:
> PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> PasteUpMorph>>drawOn:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:r |  rectToFill :=
> r.  i := 1.  [rectToFill isNil   or: [i > n]]   whileFa...]}
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:startingAt:do:
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:do:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:dirtyRect |
> dirtyRect   allAreasOutsideList: validList   do: [:r |     rec...]}
> Array(SequenceableCollection)>>do:
> WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs: {[worldDamageRects := self
> drawWorld: aWorld     submorphs: submorphs    ...]}
> FormCanvas>>roundCornersOf:in:during:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>roundCornersOf:during:
> WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs:
> PasteUpMorph>>privateOuterDisplayWorld
> PasteUpMorph>>displayWorld
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[aWorld displayWorld]}
> BlockContext>>on:do:
> BlockContext>>ifError:
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleNowFor:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleFor:
> PasteUpMorph>>doOneCycle
> [] in Project class>>spawnNewProcess {[[World doOneCycle.  Processor yield.
> false] whileFalse.  nil]}
> [] in BlockContext>>newProcess {[self value.  Processor terminateActive]}
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Andreas
> Raab
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:13 PM
> To: A friendly place to get answers to even the most basic questions about
> Squeak.
> Subject: [Newbies] Re: Vista compatibility
>
> Christine Wolfe wrote:
>> I am using Squeak on a Vista PC. When I have Squeak open and switch to
>> another window, after about 2 minutes, Squeak crashes and brings up the
>> Emergency Evaluator.  The information in the evaluator dump doesn't
>> reference any of my code but I realize it still could have been
>> something I was running that triggered it.  This happens when I have my
>> System browser open and it doesn't matter whether or not I have any
>> morphs displayed in world.  I haven't tried switching with the System
>> browser closed. Has anyone else had this trouble?  The error message at
>> the top of the Emergency Evaluator stack is:  "Error: a primitive has
>> failed."
>
> Interesting. Do you get a SqueakDebug.log when this happens? Usually,
> the emergency evaluator pops up when there is an error inside the error
> handling but there is a chance that the SqueakDebug.log has already been
> written at this point. If you can find it, please send it.
>
> Cheers,
>    - Adnreas
> _______________________________________________
> Beginners mailing list
> [hidden email]
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

>
> Error: Error: a primitive has failed
> 31 October 2009 4:16:10 pm
>
> VM: Win32 - a SmalltalkImage
> Image: Squeak3.10.2 [latest update: #7179]
>
> SecurityManager state:
> Restricted: false
> FileAccess: true
> SocketAccess: true
> Working Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179
> Trusted Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179\Christine
> Untrusted Dir C:\My Squeak\Christine
>
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> Receiver: a BalloonEngine
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aString: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> Receiver's instance variables:
> workBuffer: a BalloonBuffer
> span: a Bitmap of length 2048
> bitBlt: a GrafPort
> forms: #()
> clipRect: 0@1073772165 corner: 30@1010
> destOffset: 0@0
> externals: an OrderedCollection()
> aaLevel: 1
> edgeTransform: nil
> colorTransform: nil
> deferred: false
> postFlushNeeded: nil
>
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx :=

> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aWorld: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
> err: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> rcvr: a BalloonEngine
> errCtx: PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> errMorph: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
>
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> Receiver: [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |
> errCtx := thisContext.  [errCtx := e...etc...
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> anArray: an Array('Error: a primitive has failed' a
> BalloonEngine)
> Receiver's instance variables:
> sender: BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> pc: 121
> stackp: 0
> nargs: 2
> startpc: 74
> home: WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
>
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> errorHandlerBlock: [] in
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx...etc...
> ex: Error: a primitive has failed
>
>
> --- The full stack ---
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx :=

> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
>  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal: {[(self tempAt: 2)
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {exception}]}
> BlockContext>>ensure:
> MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal:
> Error(Exception)>>signal
> Error(Exception)>>signal:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>primitiveFailed
> BalloonEngine>>primSetClipRect:
> BalloonEngine>>reset
> BalloonEngine>>resetIfNeeded
> BalloonEngine>>drawRectangle:fill:borderWidth:borderColor:transform:
> BalloonCanvas>>drawRectangle:color:borderWidth:borderColor:
> BalloonCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>balloonFillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:borderStyle:
> PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> PasteUpMorph>>drawOn:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:r |  rectToFill

> r.  i := 1.  [rectToFill isNil   or: [i > n]]   whileFa...]}
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:startingAt:do:
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:do:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:dirtyRect |
> dirtyRect   allAreasOutsideList: validList   do: [:r |     rec...]}
> Array(SequenceableCollection)>>do:
> WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs: {[worldDamageRects := self
> drawWorld: aWorld     submorphs: submorphs    ...]}
> FormCanvas>>roundCornersOf:in:during:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>roundCornersOf:during:
> WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs:
> PasteUpMorph>>privateOuterDisplayWorld
> PasteUpMorph>>displayWorld
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[aWorld displayWorld]}
> BlockContext>>on:do:
> BlockContext>>ifError:
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleNowFor:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleFor:
> PasteUpMorph>>doOneCycle
> [] in Project class>>spawnNewProcess {[[World doOneCycle.  Processor

> false] whileFalse.  nil]}
> [] in BlockContext>>newProcess {[self value.  Processor terminateActive]}
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Andreas
> Raab
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:13 PM
> To: A friendly place to get answers to even the most basic questions about
> Squeak.
> Subject: [Newbies] Re: Vista compatibility
>
> Christine Wolfe wrote:
>> I am using Squeak on a Vista PC. When I have Squeak open and switch to
>> another window, after about 2 minutes, Squeak crashes and brings up the
>> Emergency Evaluator.  The information in the evaluator dump doesn't
>> reference any of my code but I realize it still could have been
>> something I was running that triggered it.  This happens when I have my
>> System browser open and it doesn't matter whether or not I have any
>> morphs displayed in world.  I haven't tried switching with the System
>> browser closed. Has anyone else had this trouble?  The error message at
>> the top of the Emergency Evaluator stack is:  "Error: a primitive has
>> failed."
>
> Interesting. Do you get a SqueakDebug.log when this happens? Usually,
> the emergency evaluator pops up when there is an error inside the error
> handling but there is a chance that the SqueakDebug.log has already been
> written at this point. If you can find it, please send it.
>
> Cheers,
>    - Adnreas
> _______________________________________________
> Beginners mailing list
> [hidden email]
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners

>
> Error: Error: a primitive has failed
> 31 October 2009 4:16:10 pm
>
> VM: Win32 - a SmalltalkImage
> Image: Squeak3.10.2 [latest update: #7179]
>
> SecurityManager state:
> Restricted: false
> FileAccess: true
> SocketAccess: true
> Working Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179
> Trusted Dir C:\Users\Christine\Documents\01OhioU\01EDCT\EDCT 793C Fall
> 09\Squeak\Squeak3.10.2-7179\Christine
> Untrusted Dir C:\My Squeak\Christine
>
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> Receiver: a BalloonEngine
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aString: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> Receiver's instance variables:
> workBuffer: a BalloonBuffer
> span: a Bitmap of length 2048
> bitBlt: a GrafPort
> forms: #()
> clipRect: 0@1073772165 corner: 30@1010
> destOffset: 0@0
> externals: an OrderedCollection()
> aaLevel: 1
> edgeTransform: nil
> colorTransform: nil
> deferred: false
> postFlushNeeded: nil
>
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx :=

> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> aWorld: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
> err: 'Error: a primitive has failed'
> rcvr: a BalloonEngine
> errCtx: PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> errMorph: a PasteUpMorph(1622) [world]
>
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> Receiver: [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |
> errCtx := thisContext.  [errCtx := e...etc...
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> anArray: an Array('Error: a primitive has failed' a
> BalloonEngine)
> Receiver's instance variables:
> sender: BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> pc: 121
> stackp: 0
> nargs: 2
> startpc: 74
> home: WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
>
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
> Arguments and temporary variables:
> errorHandlerBlock: [] in
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx...etc...
> ex: Error: a primitive has failed
>
>
> --- The full stack ---
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[:err :rcvr |  errCtx :=

> [errCtx := errCtx sender.  [errCtx no...]}
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in BlockContext>>ifError: {[:ex | errorHandlerBlock
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {ex description. ex receiver}]}
>  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> BlockContext>>valueWithPossibleArgs:
> [] in MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal: {[(self tempAt: 2)
> valueWithPossibleArgs: {exception}]}
> BlockContext>>ensure:
> MethodContext(ContextPart)>>handleSignal:
> Error(Exception)>>signal
> Error(Exception)>>signal:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>error:
> BalloonEngine(Object)>>primitiveFailed
> BalloonEngine>>primSetClipRect:
> BalloonEngine>>reset
> BalloonEngine>>resetIfNeeded
> BalloonEngine>>drawRectangle:fill:borderWidth:borderColor:transform:
> BalloonCanvas>>drawRectangle:color:borderWidth:borderColor:
> BalloonCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>balloonFillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>fillRectangle:fillStyle:borderStyle:
> PasteUpMorph(Morph)>>drawOn:
> PasteUpMorph>>drawOn:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:r |  rectToFill

> r.  i := 1.  [rectToFill isNil   or: [i > n]]   whileFa...]}
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:startingAt:do:
> Rectangle>>allAreasOutsideList:do:
> [] in WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn: {[:dirtyRect |
> dirtyRect   allAreasOutsideList: validList   do: [:r |     rec...]}
> Array(SequenceableCollection)>>do:
> WorldState>>drawWorld:submorphs:invalidAreasOn:
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs: {[worldDamageRects := self
> drawWorld: aWorld     submorphs: submorphs    ...]}
> FormCanvas>>roundCornersOf:in:during:
> FormCanvas(Canvas)>>roundCornersOf:during:
> WorldState>>displayWorld:submorphs:
> PasteUpMorph>>privateOuterDisplayWorld
> PasteUpMorph>>displayWorld
> [] in WorldState>>displayWorldSafely: {[aWorld displayWorld]}
> BlockContext>>on:do:
> BlockContext>>ifError:
> WorldState>>displayWorldSafely:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleNowFor:
> WorldState>>doOneCycleFor:
> PasteUpMorph>>doOneCycle
> [] in Project class>>spawnNewProcess {[[World doOneCycle.  Processor

> false] whileFalse.  nil]}
> [] in BlockContext>>newProcess {[self value.  Processor terminateActive]}
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Andreas
> Raab
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:13 PM
> To: A friendly place to get answers to even the most basic questions about
> Squeak.
> Subject: [Newbies] Re: Vista compatibility
>
> Christine Wolfe wrote:
>> I am using Squeak on a Vista PC. When I have Squeak open and switch to
>> another window, after about 2 minutes, Squeak crashes and brings up the
>> Emergency Evaluator.  The information in the evaluator dump doesn't
>> reference any of my code but I realize it still could have been
>> something I was running that triggered it.  This happens when I have my
>> System browser open and it doesn't matter whether or not I have any
>> morphs displayed in world.  I haven't tried switching with the System
>> browser closed. Has anyone else had this trouble?  The error message at
>> the top of the Emergency Evaluator stack is:  "Error: a primitive has
>> failed."
>
> Interesting. Do you get a SqueakDebug.log when this happens? Usually,
> the emergency evaluator pops up when there is an error inside the error
> handling but there is a chance that the SqueakDebug.log has already been
> written at this point. If you can find it, please send it.
>
> Cheers,
>    - Adnreas
> _______________________________________________
> Beginners mailing list
> [hidden email]
> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners